Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 January 2016
404. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Education and Skills when she will implement a judgment of the Labour Court which was delivered in February 2009; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2283/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department gives support and funding to a number of Education and Training Boards to operate Outdoor Education Centres. There are 12 centres in all. The Teachers' Union of Ireland (TUI) lodged a claim with my Department for a substantial pay increase on behalf of the Directors of each of these Centres. Following protracted negotiations, my Department consented to an ad-hoc referral of the claim to the Labour Court. The Labour Court subsequently issued a non-binding recommendation on 9 February 2009 in respect of this claim.
As the Deputy will be aware, in recent years arising from the financial crisis any adjustments to pay have been informed and governed by legislation enacted under the various Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts and by the public service agreements. There is no provision outside of these for the awarding of pay increases and therefore it has not been possible to implement the pay increases as per the February 2009 Labour Court decision.
